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. 2015 Jul;175(7):1146-7.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.1726.

The Antidepressant Effect of Hospice: Need for a More Potent Prescription

Holly G Prigerson  1 , Kelly Trevino  1
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The Antidepressant Effect of Hospice: Need for a More Potent Prescription

Holly G Prigerson et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Jul.
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